Population, Law and the Environment
Population, Law and the Environment by Robert M. Hardaway, published by Holtzbrinck on June 22, 1994, is a critical examination of the interplay between population growth and environmental policy. This 192-page study presents a point-counterpoint challenge to the views expressed by Vice President Al Gore in Earth in the Balance, questioning the effectiveness and costs of existing environmental laws and policies. Hardaway emphasizes the need to consider population control as a vital component of long-term environmental strategies, rather than merely addressing past environmental issues.
In this book, readers will find an exploration of the crucial link between population dynamics and environmental quality. Hardaway synthesizes contemporary population theories and discusses their implications for various aspects of environmental law, including abortion, immigration, education, and economic regulation. The work aims to shift the focus from reactive measures to proactive solutions that incorporate population considerations into environmental policy, providing a comprehensive analysis of how these elements interact in shaping our ecological future.
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A point-counterpoint challenge of the views expressed by Vice President Al Gore in Earth in the Balance, this important study questions current assumptions about the cost and effectiveness of environmental laws and policies, revealing the crucial link between programs of population control and long-term environmental goals. Governmental policy on the environment, as well as private environmental action, has typically been curative and reactive in nature–directed towards cleaning up past disasters and limiting the types and amounts of pollutants emitted. But what is the cost-effectiveness of such policies at a time when the population of the world continues to expand at an exponential rate? And what should be the role of population control in environmental policy? Robert Hardaway explores these issues and questions, refocusing attention on the importance of population growth to environmental quality. Synthesizing contemporary population theories in the context of environmental policy, Hardaway relates population, law, and the environment to abortion, immigration, education, and economic regulation.
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